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• • <br />Boca Raton Police Services <br />Clay County Sheriffs Office <br />Indian River County Sheriff's Office <br />Miramar Police Department <br />These agencies belong to an elite group of over 500 law enforcement agencies in the <br />United States, Canada and Barbados that have received this prestigious, international <br />recognition. Citizens in your state deserve to know that these agencies, like schools and <br />hospitals have taken extraordinary steps to demonstrate their professionalism and pride <br />in delivering quality law enforcement service to their communities. <br />The Commission is an independent, nonprofit organization, founded by the four law <br />enforcement membership associations: the International Association of Chiefs of Police, <br />the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the National Sheriff's <br />Association and the Police Executive Research Forum. The Commission is comprised <br />of Chiefs, Sheriffs, elected officials and community leaders appointed by the four <br />founding organizations. CALEA maintains a body of professional, law enforcement <br />standards and administers a voluntary process for participation. <br />Each agency seeking accreditation must enter the program voluntarily. Once eligible, <br />the agency must meet or exceed all applicable standards contained in CALEA's manual <br />of 443 standards. The standards address all areas of administration, operation, and <br />technical support activities. Following a thorough self-assessment, the agency receives <br />a vigorous on-site assessment by a team of assessors, trained by CALEA. The <br />assessors carefully review policy, observe procedures, interview personnel, and seek <br />public input from the community. The team's final report forms the basis for a post - <br />assessment hearing before the Commission. The three-year award requires an <br />agency's commitment to maintain compliance with standards and offers an opportunity <br />for reaccreditation of their compliance into the future <br />You should be tremendously proud of the men and women in these agencies. <br />Congratulations! <br />Respectfully yours, <br />Sy l ster Dau`gfifry <br />Executive Director <br />SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 3 <br />